M&A Deal Summary

KLA Acquires Therma-Wave

On January 8, 2007, KLA acquired test/measurement equipment company Therma-Wave for 75M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KLA’s 5th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is KLA’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KLA’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is KLA’s 5th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-01-08
Target Therma-Wave
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) KLA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 75M USD
Advisor(s) Needham & Co. LLC (Financial)

Target

Therma-Wave

Fremont, California, United States
Therma-Wave, Inc. is a proprietary process control metrology products and technologies used in the manufacture of semiconductors. Therma-Wave offers edge products for the measurement of transparent and semi-transparent thin films; for the measurement of critical dimension and profile of IC features; and for the monitoring of ion implantation and activation processes.

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Buyer

KLA

Milpitas, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees15,000
Revenue 10.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company's portfolio of products, software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help IC manufacturers manage yield throughout the entire wafer fabrication process-from R & D to final yield analysis. KLA was established in 1975 and is based in Milpitas, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 20
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 5 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 17
State (California) 5 of 8
Country (United States) 9 of 14
Year (2007) 1 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-12 ADE

Westwood, Massachusetts, United States

ADE Corp. is a supplier of metrology and inspection systems for the semiconductor wafer, semiconductor device, magnetic data storage and optics manufacturing industries. Wafer suppliers and device manufacturers worldwide rely on ADE measurement and inspection systems to certify and ensure the highest quality bare silicon substrates.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-16 OnWafer Technologies

Santa Clara, California, United States

OnWafer Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of lithography and plasma tech products to the semiconductor industry.

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